Anticipation of Pain

Thinking of the chair.

You know which one I'm talking about. The one that I hadn't seen in 10 years.
Finally sat back down in it and found I was going to go through a world of hurt...

...in stages.
-"Ok today we will only do this much, then next time we will do this, and by that time we will have those removed, and then we will go through a simple procedure that takes two visits called ROOT PLANING!! "

+"Oh that sounds like so much fun. Is this line here where I sign up??? "

-"Yes, that is where you authori-- sign up. Thank you."

Day before:

-on the phone "This is just a confirmation call that you will be stuck in our chair with your mouth open and we will be using sharp iron-age instruments on your teeth. And a high powered drill. Do you confirm that you will be there? if not we will charge you instead of your insurance."

+"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. With much joy and excitement!"


*This is a rant over the anticipation of the coming visit to the dentist's chair.

And now re-emerging from the outside world of spinning craziness

Here is an update for anyone who is reading this at this point.

In the past year and a half I have been holding numerous jobs. Two of which were"permanent" positions. One I am currently in and am happy in. I don't know many who can say that about their jobs. But I am happy where I am right now. It suits my life style and gives me the flexibility that I need. My compensation is not extremely high, but I am not suffering. I am comfortable at the moment.

Oh, taxes. I sent them in. Trying to match up all those W-2 forms. When you work for number of companies in one year they all have to send you something. It is not fun. But then again, hey, what should I expect if I do my own taxes, eh?

Well, the "storms" of my last post came and went. I missed that round. I got out before the next round and moved to another company. That did not go so well, and I ended up back at the other company at a much higher rate of pay. Which was nice. But 6 weeks later they nearly closed the department in this country. So guess who was one that was let go this time... yep. I roamed around looking for more work anywhere. And the nice little recession they had going on here wasn't helping. It took me nearly 6 months to find work. So if I wasn't out here now you know why. All this was happening and I was in school. Oh and last February, we had another kid. So, I wasn't really all that busy, nor did I have my hands full. Oh, wait I did..

hmmm.

Ok then. Perhaps things will go better in this next year or so... I hope. I'm supposed to graduate soon. (not this year).